Speaker: Ed Vaughan

Losing Faith

Many of us have had a period of losing faith in what we once believed in. How do we deal with changes that come as our beliefs evolve? Ed Vaughan will talk about his journey.

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New Year’s and Hope for the Future

Futility and pessimism are the opposite of hope. Hope lives in the future. How does the passage of time enter cultures in so many different ways? Why do so many people celebrate the New Year?

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Worship Associate: Hanju Kim

The Many Mysteries of the Word Love

Love is one of the most used and misused word in our culture.How do we develop new relationships that become important parts of our lives? How does this experience of love exist in a larger community, such as UUFRC?

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Blockages

0:00 TIME FOR ALL AGES: Ed Vaughan 2:58 MEDITATION: Sarah Skovlund 4:35 REFLECTION: Sarah Skovlund 8:13 SERMON: Ed Vaughan Should we think of God as a noun or a verb? Is creation or creative activity the source of our freedom? What happens in our lives when a blockage occurs?  How did Job deal with all … Continue reading Blockages

What Was Wrong With Jonah?

Order of Service The people of Israel when they returned from their first captivity in Babylon encountered problems with their Palestinian neighbors. What would the Prophet Jonah say today about the Jewish settlement of Palestine following the creation of the state of Israel in Palestine? Worship Associate: Hanju Kim

Gratitude – Pass It On

Order of Service What went wrong with Thanksgiving after October, 1621, in Massachusetts ? What are the many sources within our culture that enrich our lives? How do we personally experience love in our lives that helps us pass it on? Worship Associate: Liz Davis

Getting to Know You

00:00 TIME FOR ALL AGES: Ed Vaughan01:43 REFLECTION: Hanju Kim05:06 SERMON: Ed Vaughan Order of Service Why is it sometimes so hard to get to know others? Why are our habitual ways of behaving a part of the problem when others feel uncomfortable? How can we better understand our interactions with people from different ethnic … Continue reading Getting to Know You

People, Pelf, and Power

00:00 TIME FOR ALL AGES: Ed Vaughan01:51 REFLECTION: Hanju Kim07:00 SERMON: “People, Pelf, and Power” – Ed Vaughan Order of Service Can our economy have a moral compass? Our theme for June has been “delight”, but we acknowledge that all too often it is the privileged rich who talk most about delight. In this service, … Continue reading People, Pelf, and Power

Modern Day Jonahs

Worship Associate: Kaye Bonney. The book of Jonah is the most misunderstood and most humorous book in the bible. We will revisit the story of Jonah to explore how we “modern humans” share the same problems as people did 2400 years ago in Palestine. Track 06